COPPER SLOUGH AT CHAMPAIGN, IL

COPPER SLOUGH IL USGS

COPPER SLOUGH AT CHAMPAIGN, IL (05590050) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the COPPER SLOUGH in IL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 31 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05590050
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
40.0972, -88.3073

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Copper Slough At Champaign, Il has 31 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 26 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
31 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Jun 4, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026
200 dated records

Sources